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nevada at 15.1%. colorado 15.7%. swing states where you're winning by a margin of 3-1 this can really shift those tightly tightly-fought states. answer for me, why was mitt romney so tone deaf on the issue of immigration? >> well, you know, it's not just mitt romney. it's the republican party really. when they had the tea party waved and most of the moderate republicans were swept out of office because they lost primary elections to these very extreme tea party candidate tea party candidates are completely wrong on the issue of immigration and they're amped up with their rhetoric. i think the republican party has a lot of soul searching to do. here in the state of california republican registration has dipped below 30% for the first tame. they're quickly becoming a permanent minority party. they've completely missed the boat on immigration. we're a country of immigrants. the majority of people regardless of their political affiliation think that immigration is good for this country, and it revitalizes this country. m
nevada at 15.1%. colorado 15.7%. swing states where you're winning by a margin of 3-1 this can really shift those tightly tightly-fought states. answer for me, why was mitt romney so tone deaf on the issue of immigration? >> well, you know, it's not just mitt romney. it's the republican party really. when they had the tea party waved and most of the moderate republicans were swept out of office because they lost primary elections to these very extreme tea party candidate tea party...
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this is hard math. >> jennifer: you could flip out iowa and nevada. they're each six electoral votes. >> yes, you could do that. you could take that and give it to romney, and give nevada that, and it's still 271. those two two could switch. and a lot of people are thinking that the romney-ryan campaign is not playing in nevada right now. it could be that that happens. it sort of makes it a bigger triangle and ruins our graph. >> jennifer: i'm sorry, ruin the metaphor. i do think michael, that you're not going to see the ground games pull out of the states. i think the obama campaign is very confident in their ground game. i just came from campaigning in florida this weekend and it is incredible the operation that they have there. and in north carolina. and in virginia. i don't think they're going to cede any territory at this point. especially when the margins are so razor thin. if it's one or two points, if they have a good ground game, they could overcome. >> al gore: the analysts that i've been listening say that the president has a big advantage
this is hard math. >> jennifer: you could flip out iowa and nevada. they're each six electoral votes. >> yes, you could do that. you could take that and give it to romney, and give nevada that, and it's still 271. those two two could switch. and a lot of people are thinking that the romney-ryan campaign is not playing in nevada right now. it could be that that happens. it sort of makes it a bigger triangle and ruins our graph. >> jennifer: i'm sorry, ruin the metaphor. i do...
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>> i was born and raised in nevada and we got to see his tax returns every four to six years. >> right on. >> that would be so shocking if the right-wing were to put something out there that wasn't true. >> yeah. it would be a stunner, wouldn't it? look, the facts, nothing but the truth. that's it. >> interesting. thanks so much for your perspective. i appreciate it. >> you bet. senator boring lives on. >> being mormon a lot of the same people have a lot of the same friends. that harry reid has been told by mutual acquaintances that this is the case. >> let's go to buddy. >> hi stephanie, mooks. >> is mitt in there? >> what -- what do you mean. [ mocking laughter ] >> why do you say that? >> no, mitt -- i know it's a speculation but did you take that trip to europe to try to throw people off about your tax stories? >> why -- why -- oh, look over there. [♪ mysterious music ♪] >> yeah, i think there is going to be a lot of panicky laughter throughout the campaign -- [ mocking laughter ] >> all right. patrice in oakland. >> good morning, guys. number 1 i don't think this is going to h
>> i was born and raised in nevada and we got to see his tax returns every four to six years. >> right on. >> that would be so shocking if the right-wing were to put something out there that wasn't true. >> yeah. it would be a stunner, wouldn't it? look, the facts, nothing but the truth. that's it. >> interesting. thanks so much for your perspective. i appreciate it. >> you bet. senator boring lives on. >> being mormon a lot of the same people have a...
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in the three states, iowa, colorado and nevada, president obama won those states in 2008. as you can see there, 44-44 tie in iowa colorado very close, and then nevada also incredibly close. so now, of course, the question is, is the president going the wrong way? and in some ways i think that he is, but you know what, one thing that i definitely approve of is the latest attack ad he has got out questioning mitt romney's record in massachusetts as governor. >> people want to know what i stand for, they can look at my record as governor. >> there was that promise and hope that romney would deliver with jobs, and grow the economy here in massachusetts and that did not materialize. >> i will fight to keep our tax rate down during my term. >> he found very quickly once he was in office that he couldn't deliver on any services without having sufficient resources. >> america right now is the same plan that he sold to the people in massachusetts in 2002. less government, less debt better business, and less taxes. the result was the opposite. more fees, less business more debt, big
in the three states, iowa, colorado and nevada, president obama won those states in 2008. as you can see there, 44-44 tie in iowa colorado very close, and then nevada also incredibly close. so now, of course, the question is, is the president going the wrong way? and in some ways i think that he is, but you know what, one thing that i definitely approve of is the latest attack ad he has got out questioning mitt romney's record in massachusetts as governor. >> people want to know what i...
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still win the white house because hispanics can compensate for these, from most of these losses in nevada and florida and colorado as you know. but because the hispanic population, let's just say it's 13, 14% in those states but in ohio, wisconsin, and north carolina we are under 5% hispanic. for that reason the president finds himself really in a corner and it's not particularness to obama. a lot of his numbers are typical to democrats since the reagan era and the president -- sorry. go ahead. >> clearly, he wants to go to the reagan democrats in those industrial states so it gets back to the commercial i aired when i was introducing you: does the bain capital message, that populist message does it res on ate with the voters that he needs, those white metaliddle class, working class voters? >> it could resonate. the point is, the president is not the perfect hero but he has a perfect anting anist. in mitt romney you could not ask for a much better care actour of the de-industrial profit profiteer and that's what they want to frame romney as. the president is close to wall street. he may
still win the white house because hispanics can compensate for these, from most of these losses in nevada and florida and colorado as you know. but because the hispanic population, let's just say it's 13, 14% in those states but in ohio, wisconsin, and north carolina we are under 5% hispanic. for that reason the president finds himself really in a corner and it's not particularness to obama. a lot of his numbers are typical to democrats since the reagan era and the president -- sorry. go ahead....
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we're seeing that pattern play out in the other swing states, too like nevada, virginia, wisconsin. so the republicans are trying to make up ground. in florida we're seeing this because republican leaders are on a two-day bus tour promoting early voting. here is romney florida campaign chairman adam putnam. >> we want to drive people to the polls in every conceivable form. we want oh to be there on tuesday and early votes and we want to open that gap back up. >> jennifer: but if it doesn't work, the romney campaign might have a backup plan of playing dirty. for voters who show up without a photo i.d. even though there is no photo i.d. law in iowa nevertheless they're showing poll watchers this training video. >> first, there may be an incidence where the voter fails to show voter i.d. and they are still allowed to vote. use the alert button so they can handle problems and they can get back to helping voters. >> jennifer: if you can't beat them join them. this is scary stuff and it's also a sign that they're getting desperate. for a perspective of early voting and last-minute polling
we're seeing that pattern play out in the other swing states, too like nevada, virginia, wisconsin. so the republicans are trying to make up ground. in florida we're seeing this because republican leaders are on a two-day bus tour promoting early voting. here is romney florida campaign chairman adam putnam. >> we want to drive people to the polls in every conceivable form. we want oh to be there on tuesday and early votes and we want to open that gap back up. >> jennifer: but if it...
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. >> the latino piece is changing in virginia, colorado, nevada, those are all states despite the independent movement, those same polls across the board are showing very competitive states which means the electoral mass changes. >> those are people that are energized because they're feeling attacked and their numbers might come out disproportionately. >> let me ask. it seems to me that that is the obama campaigns pmary challenge is not so much convincing latino voters and young voters to vote democratic but to vote and turn out in november. >> that's exactly right. no matter what state your looking at, 70% based on polls out there the issue is not the percentage, look at the turnout particularly in places like north carolina, virginia. >> so the question is if gas prices are high and people blame the president, if he is demonstrating that he's out there every day trying, maybe he releases some of the strategic oil reserve maybe do that bernie sanders was suggesting, calls the commodity futures trading commission and gets owl over them, sends out the attorney general to make sure there's no g
. >> the latino piece is changing in virginia, colorado, nevada, those are all states despite the independent movement, those same polls across the board are showing very competitive states which means the electoral mass changes. >> those are people that are energized because they're feeling attacked and their numbers might come out disproportionately. >> let me ask. it seems to me that that is the obama campaigns pmary challenge is not so much convincing latino voters and...
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nevada senator, dean heller told "politico," quote . . . >> jennifer: nice. today, new hampshire republican gubernatorial candidate, said, quote, there's no 47% in new hampshire as far as i'm concerned. and then in north carolina mark meadows said . . . >> jennifer: and they just keep piling on. former virginia congressman tom davis was asked what sort of candidate would make a remark like that? a he told "politico," quote, no one with any political instincts. he needs to be scripted the rest of the campaign he is a ceo, davis said not a political animal. zing! so romney does have a few supporters, though. >> if you listen to the whole context of what mitt talks about, he -- he is talking about what is happening right now in america, and how more and more people are falling into poverty, more in particular women are falling into poverty, so there is a concern on his part -- >> jennifer: okay. okay. to be fair. it's not just -- just his wife supporting him. there are some really thoughtful and reasonable -- rush limbaugh as well as fox new's sean hannity, laur
nevada senator, dean heller told "politico," quote . . . >> jennifer: nice. today, new hampshire republican gubernatorial candidate, said, quote, there's no 47% in new hampshire as far as i'm concerned. and then in north carolina mark meadows said . . . >> jennifer: and they just keep piling on. former virginia congressman tom davis was asked what sort of candidate would make a remark like that? a he told "politico," quote, no one with any political instincts. he...
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obama campaign told us it's not running it's ads in colorado through friday speaking to the vfw in reno nevada. take a license. >> i stand before you as our hearts ache over the strat dein aurora, colorado. yesterday, i was in aurora with families whose loss is hard to imagine. with a community and a military base in the midst of their grief. >> earlier today mitt romney told larry kudlow on cnbc that he doesn't believe new gun laws would prevent future tragedies. joining me for naulszanalysis of how the aurora shooting with pay in the campaign. and bill press, host of current tv's full-court press which you can watch every morning at 6:00 eastern. so, susan, talk about the presidential campaign's response to the colorado tragedy. >> i think rightfully a tragedy should place nowhere in the campaign and they should leave it alone and not use it as a campaign fodder or not even talk about it that way. to the extent it comes up i think the president had an appropriate response, if i had a little trouble connecting with him when he was talking but i think mid mitt romney made a serious mistake by
obama campaign told us it's not running it's ads in colorado through friday speaking to the vfw in reno nevada. take a license. >> i stand before you as our hearts ache over the strat dein aurora, colorado. yesterday, i was in aurora with families whose loss is hard to imagine. with a community and a military base in the midst of their grief. >> earlier today mitt romney told larry kudlow on cnbc that he doesn't believe new gun laws would prevent future tragedies. joining me for...
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this they've got campaigning to do out west, colorado, nevada important swing states and one of which they'll have to win. the campaign will be back to have them back where they can change the subject and back on the economy and we'll get the unemployment numbers on friday. >> what has been a disastrous trip in many rebackwards regards is the trip to poland. you look at states like wisconsin, with large populations, this is a big deal, a manage of good politics that he executed fairly well. whether it plays out for him, remains to be seen. >> eliot: i was surprised we would see that endorsement. let's switch to what would be a more difficult issue, which is long term. there is something of a sense that the taking of comments out of context the way they do is deeply problematic. it's one thing to argue what numbers mean, but it's another to take quotations and distort them. at the end of the day will that under cut his credibility? >> it debates his currency. if it becomes the ads that we laugh about for prescription drugs. they give you the ads and then the side-effects of death and d
this they've got campaigning to do out west, colorado, nevada important swing states and one of which they'll have to win. the campaign will be back to have them back where they can change the subject and back on the economy and we'll get the unemployment numbers on friday. >> what has been a disastrous trip in many rebackwards regards is the trip to poland. you look at states like wisconsin, with large populations, this is a big deal, a manage of good politics that he executed fairly...
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biden will be in colorado and nevada today. he did the rounds on the morning show and explained to good "good morning america" what his much-discussed debate smile was all about. >> i wasn't going to sit there and let all of these assertions go by that simply were not accurate. >> oh, let's just call them lies. paul ryan does not have a monopoly on those lies. during the first presidential debate romney told 27 myths in 38 minutes. think progress counted. we have a total of 31 myths in 41 minutes. number nine has to do with gas prices. and mitt romney is making stuff up about energy policy and its impact on what we pay for gas. take a listen. >> the proof of whether strategy is working or not is what the price is that you're paying at the pump. if you're paying less than you paid a year or two ago, why then the strategy is working but you're paying more. >> not so true. the truth is that oil is a global commodity and the president doesn't have any impact on the vice of gas at the pump. the cbo says that romney plans to increase
biden will be in colorado and nevada today. he did the rounds on the morning show and explained to good "good morning america" what his much-discussed debate smile was all about. >> i wasn't going to sit there and let all of these assertions go by that simply were not accurate. >> oh, let's just call them lies. paul ryan does not have a monopoly on those lies. during the first presidential debate romney told 27 myths in 38 minutes. think progress counted. we have a total...
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they sent him to nevada and colorado. that's their plan to turn these states. i worked for mike dukakis in 1988 when he pulled out of the florida which was great for me, because all the senior staffers left and became the senior staffer in florida. the feeling is you know where the campaign's going when you see people being pulled like that. >> they are out of new mexico, ran for the hills in pennsylvania, ran for the hills even though michigan has perfectly height trees trees that are the perfect height. none the less, they've fled that state. >> they've taken money, not necessarily staffers. there's no more advertising going to tennessee and michigan. one interesting thing about that it's mutual disarmament. obama has stopped their ads in pennsylvania and michigan. that could hurt when you don't have any advertising. >> that's him giving up on three critical swing states that he needed because those states appear to be in the obama camp. >> today he was leaving where he was, i think florida at that point. he gets out on to the tarmac, someone it is to him hey
they sent him to nevada and colorado. that's their plan to turn these states. i worked for mike dukakis in 1988 when he pulled out of the florida which was great for me, because all the senior staffers left and became the senior staffer in florida. the feeling is you know where the campaign's going when you see people being pulled like that. >> they are out of new mexico, ran for the hills in pennsylvania, ran for the hills even though michigan has perfectly height trees trees that are...
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nevada, 69% agree, 2525 disagrees. north carolina, agree, they all agree by large margins. president obama has not done enough to go after wall street. get a load of this question. should the bankers be criminally charged for what they did during the crisis with the. >> -for-the. >> florida, 69 agree that. nevada 77%. pennsylvania, 77%. for the love of god, go after the bankers! it's good policy. it's good politics. go get them! now a guy who agrees with us is a face you might recognize, richard kind is a person who has been in mad about you. spin city. so many different shows and he was at the white house correspondent dinner. when they asked him about it, he said this. >> when i think the disparity between the ultra relinquish and the next level is as disgraceful as anything that's gone on in our history. now, maybe some of them control my life my career my employment, but i have to tell you something is wrong. i don't know how it got wrong but something is wrong. >> cenk: all right, and guess what, richard kind is right here. >> yes, i am and you didn't continue with the
nevada, 69% agree, 2525 disagrees. north carolina, agree, they all agree by large margins. president obama has not done enough to go after wall street. get a load of this question. should the bankers be criminally charged for what they did during the crisis with the. >> -for-the. >> florida, 69 agree that. nevada 77%. pennsylvania, 77%. for the love of god, go after the bankers! it's good policy. it's good politics. go get them! now a guy who agrees with us is a face you might...
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colorado and nevada in particular swing states the latino vote matters, and i wish we could go back and not have governor romney say some of things he said. >> you can't take it back -- >> but why is obama working so hard on this. latinos in western states that have been devastated in this recession that he has not delivered too economically. so they have a problem of latinos not voting. >> all right. you guys stay right there. we're going to come right back after the break and find out what these smart people think about the start of silly season two. we can't stay away from it. and later, brett ehrlich practically lives for this stuff, so you know he's going there. >> can you believe that ted nugent said something crazy? you're about to watch an ad message created by a current tv viewer for eharmony.com >>at eharmony we take the time to get to know you... ...so we can match you with someone who truly compliments you. ♪ ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grai
colorado and nevada in particular swing states the latino vote matters, and i wish we could go back and not have governor romney say some of things he said. >> you can't take it back -- >> but why is obama working so hard on this. latinos in western states that have been devastated in this recession that he has not delivered too economically. so they have a problem of latinos not voting. >> all right. you guys stay right there. we're going to come right back after the break...
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oh in nevada. >> that's right. >> in new mexico in colorado in florida -- >> yep. >> -- in states in make such a difference. so we need to come back comprehensive. i sat down with my friend running for the senate in arizona. it was -- and remember it was in the senate when it was mccain, kennedy, and when we were in charge it was kennedy -- we had bipartisan support. >> right in the few seconds remaining tell me why issues you used to be able forge a bipartisan perspective, what happened? >> sit the illness of washington saying you cannot bring people together. but i am ready to continue to work. because those were bipartisan bills which took in to account their concerns and the avenues of attack that they wish to pursue. and now -- basically what you have to understand they turned their backs on the very proposal that they sponsored. >> i believe it. i have seen it. i have been there, i'm with you. it is hard to persuade the people of that. thank you, and good luck. >> thank you, appreciate it. . >>> in fact congressman gutierrez is someone who could forge that coalition. gaeme inc.
oh in nevada. >> that's right. >> in new mexico in colorado in florida -- >> yep. >> -- in states in make such a difference. so we need to come back comprehensive. i sat down with my friend running for the senate in arizona. it was -- and remember it was in the senate when it was mccain, kennedy, and when we were in charge it was kennedy -- we had bipartisan support. >> right in the few seconds remaining tell me why issues you used to be able forge a bipartisan...
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and then in nevada, 49.7%-46.4%, and again 98.1% chance that he actually has got the lead in that state. when you look at 95% and above in the four states that he absolutely has to win--he could lose every other state, florida, virginia, all the other swing states, north carolina, he still gets 277 electoral votes and continues to be president of the united states. so as we get all those national polls that make people panic understand that this is a collection of polls and it doesn't look so bad. it looks pretty good, in fact. now of course, a deal now to cinch the deal in ohio they send bubba. >> we went to florida last night. he said, i got to go back right now. this storm is getting out of hand. i got to handle it. i said mr. president that is the right call. >> cenk: all right. now we're going to bring in our political correspondent michael shure and on the phone congressman tim ryan from the great state of ohio. which is logical. congressman ryan, what is your sense of the state of the race in ohio? >> it's very close. a lot of polling has us up three or four points within the mar
and then in nevada, 49.7%-46.4%, and again 98.1% chance that he actually has got the lead in that state. when you look at 95% and above in the four states that he absolutely has to win--he could lose every other state, florida, virginia, all the other swing states, north carolina, he still gets 277 electoral votes and continues to be president of the united states. so as we get all those national polls that make people panic understand that this is a collection of polls and it doesn't look so...
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we just came from iowa, nevada, colorado, we're going to virginia. you may notice that my voice sounds a little hoarse. you heard governor romney's sales pitch. no no, don't boo vote. >> virginia, i believe in you. i'm asking you to continue believing in me. if you're willing to roll up your sleeves with me, we'll win the commonwealths of virginia again, we'll win the election and finish what we started. >> he might win virginia and a lot of the swing states. he's got a really good chance of losing the popular vote. let me show you the combination of polls as they stand. 47.2% to 47.1%. doesn't get any closer than that. unless there is a change within the next 24 hours, 24 hours ago mitt romney was winning by 4.2%. when you look at the averages right now, president obama is projected to get 290.8 and mitt romney 247.2. of course, they don't get fractions, all he needs is 270 he is projected to get 290. could you imagine if barack obama won the electoral college became president of the united states again, and he had not won the popular vote? republic
we just came from iowa, nevada, colorado, we're going to virginia. you may notice that my voice sounds a little hoarse. you heard governor romney's sales pitch. no no, don't boo vote. >> virginia, i believe in you. i'm asking you to continue believing in me. if you're willing to roll up your sleeves with me, we'll win the commonwealths of virginia again, we'll win the election and finish what we started. >> he might win virginia and a lot of the swing states. he's got a really good...
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. >> they're going to play crucial roles, colorado nevada, crucial key states, and there was a poll that had obama up 61% on the hispanic. if you look at the pattern george bush did fairly well and won. john mccain did poorly and lost. and mitt romney is doing poorly. he cannot win these battleground states and going forward. it's going to be hard for the republican party because this a surging portion of the population. >> joy: he seems to be doing better with women, romney, than he was doing when that whole thing started with the sonograms, etc. but he's going to lose the latino vote. >> yeah, i think so. >> joy: he will. he was just as wishy, washy on the subject of taxes. when he was talking to bob schieffer. let's watch that. >> which of the deductions are you going to be willing--which of the tax credits when will you tell us that. >> joy: we'll go through that process with congress. what is he talking about? doug, you try it. >> mitt romney has a 5 trillion-dollar tax plan which is not paid for and he he has not disclosed how it will be paid for. he said he signed grover norquist'
. >> they're going to play crucial roles, colorado nevada, crucial key states, and there was a poll that had obama up 61% on the hispanic. if you look at the pattern george bush did fairly well and won. john mccain did poorly and lost. and mitt romney is doing poorly. he cannot win these battleground states and going forward. it's going to be hard for the republican party because this a surging portion of the population. >> joy: he seems to be doing better with women, romney, than...
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if you look at nevada arizona, florida, these are states with 60% of the people underwater it matters if underwater home owners get active in those states and it matters to who will get elected and win in the upcoming election. >> you mentioned fannie and freddie, and about 60% of the mortgages outstanding underwater are owned or guaranteed by them. so what they say about this is critically important will fannie and freddie changes their perspective. if that happens that would seem to be to a fundamental shift. >> absolutely you need fannie and freddy instead of interfering to support it. and it will save taxpayers more money and be better for the economy to keep people in their homes than kick them out. a big part of what we have to do is put pressure on fannie and freddie and put pressure on politicians who deal with them. so say instead of being an obstacle they should be helping to solve this problem. >> you know i agree with you. but fannie and freddie have been problematic. you have fannie and freddie still taking the side that is contrary to our longer-term interests, and suppo
if you look at nevada arizona, florida, these are states with 60% of the people underwater it matters if underwater home owners get active in those states and it matters to who will get elected and win in the upcoming election. >> you mentioned fannie and freddie, and about 60% of the mortgages outstanding underwater are owned or guaranteed by them. so what they say about this is critically important will fannie and freddie changes their perspective. if that happens that would seem to be...
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he is still getting delegates in nevada, maine, and iowa. and why? to know how this works, you have to look at the entire delegate process of going back and taking committed delegates and uncommitted delegates, and the point is is ron paul going to shake up or cause problems at the convention. i'll start with you. is there any reason to think that ron paul will be a thorn in the side of mitt romney? >> i hope he is. and i hope he shakes up this convention, because that's what -- on one hand is obviously going to work for democrats because the republican party right now really needs to put out a united front, and make it look like they like mitt romney which we know nobody does. but the republican party needs to be shaken up a little bit. i don't like ron paul's policies, but it's good to actually have somebody there that might be able to bring different ideas. might be able to bring some real thought to foreign policy especially considering that mitt romney doesn't really have a foreign policy but it is using these weird arcane rules, see if they can
he is still getting delegates in nevada, maine, and iowa. and why? to know how this works, you have to look at the entire delegate process of going back and taking committed delegates and uncommitted delegates, and the point is is ron paul going to shake up or cause problems at the convention. i'll start with you. is there any reason to think that ron paul will be a thorn in the side of mitt romney? >> i hope he is. and i hope he shakes up this convention, because that's what -- on one...
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the others are north carolina virginia, and nevada. ohio. sorry. two midwestern states. ohio ohio. romney is not buying t.v. or putting huge staff. >> maybe he will. >> this changes the dynamic. bill yon airs will belly up. >> they will belly up anyway. romneyly say government is too big anyway. there is an argument that there is a shift in momentum for a few weeks. we have five months to go. it's very hard to see, to say for certain that there is a shift in momentum now. >> i appreciate all of that. yes. >> all right. so david, let me ask you this: some have suggested that this sets scott walk are up to be a presidential candidate in 2016 if the president wins or in 2020 if not. i have heard a lot of republicans say that and the fact of the matter is scott walker was essentially a tea party hero going into the race and going to emerge as the sort of champion for them out of it. i think there are a lot of things that can happen over the last couple of months investigation. there is a lot that scott walker will have to deal with aside from his responsibilities as governor and have t
the others are north carolina virginia, and nevada. ohio. sorry. two midwestern states. ohio ohio. romney is not buying t.v. or putting huge staff. >> maybe he will. >> this changes the dynamic. bill yon airs will belly up. >> they will belly up anyway. romneyly say government is too big anyway. there is an argument that there is a shift in momentum for a few weeks. we have five months to go. it's very hard to see, to say for certain that there is a shift in momentum now....
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every single one oft may not be -- our candidate and the republican candidate in nevada paul ryan, the most important thing he has ever done in the united states congress or the united states senate. so we are eager to clearly confidently draw the contrast between republicans and democrats on issues around jobs on making sure that the middle class can survive, that they can deal with the squeeze they are facing by lowering incomes and rising costs. again, i would go back to massachusetts, at the primary example. scott brown will do anything and everything he can to run away from his record of supporting higher taxes for the middle class and lower taxes for the very wealthiest americans. and we want to draw that contrast. we want to talk about those issues. but we won't run from our position like women's health gay issues, or any others that we feel are important to other people around the country. >> yeah. so tonight, on the war room we are sort of looking at this we are looking at the fallout of the decision. could the senate moving to repeal doma on the flip side energize the base? c
every single one oft may not be -- our candidate and the republican candidate in nevada paul ryan, the most important thing he has ever done in the united states congress or the united states senate. so we are eager to clearly confidently draw the contrast between republicans and democrats on issues around jobs on making sure that the middle class can survive, that they can deal with the squeeze they are facing by lowering incomes and rising costs. again, i would go back to massachusetts, at...
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nevada colorado new mexico. those are really important states. bush did better than republicans typically do among them, because he had experience reaching out to them. romney is very unpopular among them right now. i don't think rubio helps that much with those voters. >> okay. now why would you say that governor romney is unpopular with mexican americans? >> self deportation, lack of -- there is a new ad out today by a super pac that deals with the latino issues attacking romney. it was very effective. with people that if you are in the it will tino community they are your villains. >> i think the republican's party's brand is really bad among latinos because of the immigration issue. look at mccain who is a moderate on immigration among republicans, and he did very poorly among latinos in 2008 because the republican parties image among latinos was one of intolerance. >> and you mentioned self deportation. it's ironic the government uses that phase considering what his grandfather did. he self deported all the way to mexico. >> yes. >> barack o
nevada colorado new mexico. those are really important states. bush did better than republicans typically do among them, because he had experience reaching out to them. romney is very unpopular among them right now. i don't think rubio helps that much with those voters. >> okay. now why would you say that governor romney is unpopular with mexican americans? >> self deportation, lack of -- there is a new ad out today by a super pac that deals with the latino issues attacking romney....
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as though climate change itself is an economically destructive -- dean heller running for senate in nevada. oklahoma they call global warming a hoax. how worried we should be that we can ever address this problem if these guys continue to deny a problem exists? >> al: well, that is an extremely serious problem and it is not that part of the -- that part of the problem is not limited to climate. one of the reasons for the catastrophic invasion of iraq is the misleading statements led 3/4 of the american people to actually believe that the dictator of iraq, saddam hussein, was responsible for the attacks on 9-11 so many people thought that invasion was you know, the best way to exact revenge on the person who attacked us. it wasn't true. and the temptation to create an alternative reality completely divorced from the facts is greater when money dominates politics and they are -- they convince themselves that if they just get all of the special interests, including by the way, the coal and oil companies who are big funders especially of the republican candidate if they get them to give them e
as though climate change itself is an economically destructive -- dean heller running for senate in nevada. oklahoma they call global warming a hoax. how worried we should be that we can ever address this problem if these guys continue to deny a problem exists? >> al: well, that is an extremely serious problem and it is not that part of the -- that part of the problem is not limited to climate. one of the reasons for the catastrophic invasion of iraq is the misleading statements led 3/4...
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this was a big issue in the nevada senate race. harry reid was one of the few democrats to escape. did he so because the latino turnout was through the root in 2010. in the caucus on saturday only 5% of rep caucus scores from latino. they're losing it as a country as the country gets browner and the appeals are bad politics which is why you have karl rove, and murphy, a strategist, shaking their head in horror. they see it's going to hurt the republican brand in the short term and long term. >> they think they're still running against al smith in 1928. you can't convince them otherwise. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> there really is voter fraud just as the republicans insist. a man has been convicted on six counts, unfortunately he's mornin'. i guess i'm helping them save hundreds on car insurance. it probably also doesn't hurt that i'm a world-famous advertising icon. cheers! i mean, who wouldn't want a piece of that? geico. ah... fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent oh dear... or more on car insurance. >> we actually back now? just wanted to make sure there was n
this was a big issue in the nevada senate race. harry reid was one of the few democrats to escape. did he so because the latino turnout was through the root in 2010. in the caucus on saturday only 5% of rep caucus scores from latino. they're losing it as a country as the country gets browner and the appeals are bad politics which is why you have karl rove, and murphy, a strategist, shaking their head in horror. they see it's going to hurt the republican brand in the short term and long term....
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that if mitt romney is depending upon his wife to tell him what a waitress, you know, in a diner in nevada who is a single mother trying to, you know keep a roof over her kids' heads and food on the table is thinking and needing, he should probably go out there and talk to the waitres, talk to the single mothers of america. but whether it's, you know, pay equity issues or what the republicans have done on contraception, you know, trying to mandate trans vaginal probes for women who have decided that want or need an abortion, i mean, you go across any -- the entire range of issues that women care about and the republicans have been hostile to they will. >> all the way. >> they are trying to figure out now how to manage the appearances. but, you know, i think women are focusing on the reality. >> the latest is -- we talked about this yesterday, the republican efforts to block reauthorization of the violence against women act. >> exactly. >> these republicans all eight republicans on the senate judiciary committee voted against it. now, because it would extend protection. right? to gay lesbia
that if mitt romney is depending upon his wife to tell him what a waitress, you know, in a diner in nevada who is a single mother trying to, you know keep a roof over her kids' heads and food on the table is thinking and needing, he should probably go out there and talk to the waitres, talk to the single mothers of america. but whether it's, you know, pay equity issues or what the republicans have done on contraception, you know, trying to mandate trans vaginal probes for women who have decided...
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you have awakened a sleeping giant, essay, and we brought it home in california colorado new mexico, nevada and even florida. 2-1 non-cuban latinos voted for obama.% >> it was admiral yamamoto but i get your point. >> caller: [ inaudible ] >> stephanie: i would say mojitos for everyone. robert congratulations. >> caller: thank you. let's go to tony in miami. >> caller: hey, steph i'm one of though latinos who waited in long lines for a long time and did some monitoring for the obama campaign. and there was a lot of females with the look of oh, know you didn't, vote. >> stephanie: yeah. ♪ nah, nah, nah, nah ♪ >> stephanie: hi, floyd, welcome. >> caller: listen, i just wanted to talk about the rhetoric and the hate coming off of the other networks right now. i watched glen beck yesterday and he practically scared me away from the show. you have to know all of the information out there. >> stephanie: yeah and he was already a tad bit tightly wound before this whole thing, right? >> caller: yeah, but now he has gotten a bit more scarey. >> stephanie: you think so? ♪ hey, you ♪ -- >> get
you have awakened a sleeping giant, essay, and we brought it home in california colorado new mexico, nevada and even florida. 2-1 non-cuban latinos voted for obama.% >> it was admiral yamamoto but i get your point. >> caller: [ inaudible ] >> stephanie: i would say mojitos for everyone. robert congratulations. >> caller: thank you. let's go to tony in miami. >> caller: hey, steph i'm one of though latinos who waited in long lines for a long time and did some...
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charlotte, he said -- he was going after swing states but he did not include, wisconsin, new mexico, and nevada, and ohio and those are all extremely important swing states for the republican candidate. >> john: what does that indicate to you? >> well, they are obviously trying to pick their battles in terms of resources, but what i can picture is every tea partier in the country, you know, using their fat little fingers on their electoral college calculators desperate trying to find the math that gets him to 270 and convinced that math must be like the media and letters and shapes and has bias. and what happens when it gets that difficult is -- is desperation plays. it's what lead to that ad he made with bill clinton from 2008 that wasn't about the economy to attack obama on the economy. it's this press conference that was not only ill-advised -- whoever advised him to do this should be fired -- >> john: it has got to be fehrnstrom, right? >> him and other people. you need somebody in his office to tell him this is a bad idea, governor, but when you are in support of firing the gays -- you don
charlotte, he said -- he was going after swing states but he did not include, wisconsin, new mexico, and nevada, and ohio and those are all extremely important swing states for the republican candidate. >> john: what does that indicate to you? >> well, they are obviously trying to pick their battles in terms of resources, but what i can picture is every tea partier in the country, you know, using their fat little fingers on their electoral college calculators desperate trying to...
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then he heads out to reno, nevada. ohio and nevada, two key states. the president is not taking anything for granted. he's going to win both states because he's working the hell out of both of them. no briefing at the white house today. josh ernest will gaggle on air force i. we'll be back with more "full court press." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning everybody. happy tuesday. it is tuesday august 21. good to see you today. welcome to the "full court press." here on current tv where we'll bring you up to date on all of the news of the day and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. lots going on. president obama having a briefing yesterday where he warned syria that we have any sign they're going to use chemical weapons the united states military are going to be in your country. so watch out! the biggest news may be here at home is republican senate candidate in missouri todd akin has until 5:00ed to drop out of the race because of his comments about legitimate rape. a lot of republicans want him out. i hope he stays in because todd akin is the face
then he heads out to reno, nevada. ohio and nevada, two key states. the president is not taking anything for granted. he's going to win both states because he's working the hell out of both of them. no briefing at the white house today. josh ernest will gaggle on air force i. we'll be back with more "full court press." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning everybody. happy tuesday. it is tuesday august 21. good to see you today. welcome to the "full court press."...
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it was minted in carson city nevada. that minute closed 20 years after this coin was minted. >> all right. dan, some people just have too much money. anybody who would pay over a million dollars for a dime has too much money. yes, indeed he made it official. paul ryan is mitt romney's running mate. it's an interesting choice because it excited both republicans and democrats. both are saying it is a great pick. he has already written on this point for "nation magazine." john nichols joining us from mad join son, wisconsin. how are you. >> great, bill. i have to tell you that now that i know that lincoln park, a band i have seen at manifest values -- >> yeah? >> is going to be playing for the u.s. government i am thinking that, you know frankly, paul ryan being the vice presidential candidate doesn't seem all that weird. >> here is mitt romney telling basically why he choice paul ryan, from saturday morning down in norfolk. >> paul ryan has become an intellectual leader of the republican party. he understands the fiscal ch
it was minted in carson city nevada. that minute closed 20 years after this coin was minted. >> all right. dan, some people just have too much money. anybody who would pay over a million dollars for a dime has too much money. yes, indeed he made it official. paul ryan is mitt romney's running mate. it's an interesting choice because it excited both republicans and democrats. both are saying it is a great pick. he has already written on this point for "nation magazine." john...
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i think he wins all of the states plus wisconsin and nevada that gets him to 253. he only needs 17 electoral votes. ohio has 18. it is conceivable that romney could win ohio. it seems unlikely. he's ahead in all of the polls. pretty much all the undecideds have to go to romney. that's where my home state of virginia comes in. because we're the ohio replacement if ohio is the most important state in the united states -- >> bill: virginia is number two. >> absolutely number two. all you need is virginia plus one. 17 electoral votes. virginia is 13 plus new hampshire is 4. i think he's well ahead in new hampshire and iowa. new hampshire and iowa alone can't do it. colorado becomes number three. new hampshire, iowa and colorado just make enough. >> bill: several ways for him to get there. the problem for mitt romney -- mitt romney needs all of them. >> again florida obama could tbhib florida and the race is over. we don't have to worry about ohio and virginia. romney has to win florida and ohio and virginia. north carolina he'll probably win and he's gotta win one of i
i think he wins all of the states plus wisconsin and nevada that gets him to 253. he only needs 17 electoral votes. ohio has 18. it is conceivable that romney could win ohio. it seems unlikely. he's ahead in all of the polls. pretty much all the undecideds have to go to romney. that's where my home state of virginia comes in. because we're the ohio replacement if ohio is the most important state in the united states -- >> bill: virginia is number two. >> absolutely number two. all...
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reno nevada. i'm not sure whether he's campaigning or talking jobs in reno. anyhow, the president is on the road. we'll be right here with will durst and faiz shakir when we come back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey, hello, everybody. good morning and welcome. welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. the only progressive morning show anywhere on cable television in the entire country. good to you have with us this morning. i'm bill press, liberal and proud of it. we'll tackle the big stories of the day and of course take your calls at 1-866-55-press. today there's really only one big story dominating everything else. following the lead of vice president joe biden president obama yesterday coming out in strong support of same-sex marriage. and mitt romney, of course rushed out to say he is against it. against same-sex marriage and against civil unions. but the big question is did president obama do the right thing? and will this help him or hurt him politically? we'll get into that and a whole lot more in this the last h
reno nevada. i'm not sure whether he's campaigning or talking jobs in reno. anyhow, the president is on the road. we'll be right here with will durst and faiz shakir when we come back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey, hello, everybody. good morning and welcome. welcome to the "full court press" here on current tv. the only progressive morning show anywhere on cable television in the entire country. good to you have with us this morning....
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. >> one fact, both governor sandoval of nevada and martinez neither one got the majority of latino votes when they ran. >> bill: didn't know that. we'll take a quick break from politics to talk mars. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." cover the convention. but only current puts you and social media, providing unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. (vo) ...after the premiere of joy behar: say anything >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." live on your radio and current tv. >> bill: all right. 33 minutes after the hour. on friday. august 31. going into the labor day weekend. and we will be live at the democratic convention next week in charlotte. but with all of the attention on -- on tampa florida and charlotte, north carolina. life is not all about politics. there are other people doing some very, very important work. one of the most exciting things going on, i think is
. >> one fact, both governor sandoval of nevada and martinez neither one got the majority of latino votes when they ran. >> bill: didn't know that. we'll take a quick break from politics to talk mars. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." cover the convention. but only current puts you and social media, providing unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us,...
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virginia ohio, nevada, is this feasible? do you understand the map? >> i think so. i don't know if you mentioned florida or not florida and ohio, i think they're going to be key states for the republican nominee, any republican nominee. i think go the republican number any can win florida and ohio, you're in a lock for the rest that you need to go for. >> i agree with you. joel, hold on for one second. florida has got to be part of the republicancal clues. ohio has mitt romney down by six. now this is a dramatic swing from 2010 when the recommendation did very well winning the. gubernatorial seat there. what is he going to do in ohio where the committee beginning to come back a little bit the automotive industry is coming back. what is mitt romney going to say in ohio? >> look, i think you're going to continue making the case are we having some job growth? yeah but it's not enough to keep up with what we need to do to get out of the hole. i think he's going to continue to make the case. he's a guy who has had success in the private sector and's better suited to mana
virginia ohio, nevada, is this feasible? do you understand the map? >> i think so. i don't know if you mentioned florida or not florida and ohio, i think they're going to be key states for the republican nominee, any republican nominee. i think go the republican number any can win florida and ohio, you're in a lock for the rest that you need to go for. >> i agree with you. joel, hold on for one second. florida has got to be part of the republicancal clues. ohio has mitt romney down...
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enforcement officer in delaware, beau has been barn storming his way across the country traveling to nevada, wisconsin ohio i'm sure others in support of his father and the president. tonight, we're so pleased to welcome delaware attorney general beau biden inside the war room. he's coming to us from wilmington. thank you for joining us. >> the best clip of the entire convention was yours governor. i haven't gotten to praise you on your speech, it was phenomenal. >> second only to your dad and you, that was an awesome and moving moment that you guys encountered there and that we all were witness to. obviously delaware's attorney general, and as attorney general in general the issue of voters suppression, which is really hot on our list of topics today is really big. this is not an issue in delaware, i assume. that. >> it's not. as of now we don't have any reports of any issues and we have lawyers as you know as a former attorney general you deploy lawyers across the state. which we're in the process of doing to represent the state and our commissioner of elections. we have no problems, knoc
enforcement officer in delaware, beau has been barn storming his way across the country traveling to nevada, wisconsin ohio i'm sure others in support of his father and the president. tonight, we're so pleased to welcome delaware attorney general beau biden inside the war room. he's coming to us from wilmington. thank you for joining us. >> the best clip of the entire convention was yours governor. i haven't gotten to praise you on your speech, it was phenomenal. >> second only to...
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new battleground state polls out today in nevada new hampshire and north carolina gives the president the lead. these are the latest polls from nbc news mirries and the "wall street journal." now brings the total to nine battle ground polls where the president has the advantage. where is the romney campaign going wrong? "politico" reports it is actually the candidate himself. he is a good leader businessman and a role model, he is a lousy
new battleground state polls out today in nevada new hampshire and north carolina gives the president the lead. these are the latest polls from nbc news mirries and the "wall street journal." now brings the total to nine battle ground polls where the president has the advantage. where is the romney campaign going wrong? "politico" reports it is actually the candidate himself. he is a good leader businessman and a role model, he is a lousy